Kristi Tekavec

Biography

Former Florida Atlantic University volleyball (2013-17) and beach volleyball (2019) student-athlete Kristi Tekavec joined the beach volleyball staff as an assistant coach in 2020. Throughout her time on staff, she has been instrumental in transforming the beach volleyball program into a national contender, achieving three NCAA Championship appearances (2022, 2023, 2025), three Conference titles (2021, 2023, 2025), and a program-best No. 8 AVCA national ranking (2022). The Sandy Owls had one of their winningest seasons in program history in 2025, capturing the 2025 CUSA Championship and earning the program’s third NCAA Championship appearance. The Sandy Owls finished the season tying for the second-most single-season wins in program history. One of the most decorated seasons in program history, the Sandy Owls earned numerous awards, including two AVCA All-American honors, CUSA Pair of the Year, four AVCA Top Flight honors, five CUSA All-Conference honors, two CUSA All-Freshman Team honors, CUSA Pair of the Tournament, and four CUSA All-Tournament team honors. 2023 also marked a tremendous season for FAU beach volleyball. Tekavec helped guide the Sandy Owls to their second conference championship, in addition to leading Florida Atlantic to its second NCAA Championship appearance. The Sandy Owls also earned CUSA Pair of the Year, CUSA Co-Freshman of the Year, four CUSA All-Conference First Team honors, and two CUSA All-Freshman Team honors. In just her third season with the prog